Heidi Regan wins BBC Radio New Comedy prize

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Australian comedian Heidi Regan has won the BBC Radio New Comedy Award 2017.

The London-based comic said she was “blown away” to have won the coveted prize, which includes £1,000 and a 15 minute script commission from BBC Studios.

The final of the competition, hosted by Mark Watson at the Edinburgh Fringe and broadcast live on BBC Radio 4, saw six finalists perform in front of a panel of judges comprised of comedians Hugh Dennis and Jenny Eclair, and Radio 4’s commissioning editor for comedy Sioned Wiliam.

The other five acts to make it through to the final were Andy Field, Morgan Rees, Jacob Hawley, Aaron Simmonds and Sikisa.